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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Mariam Adji" <mmaraimadji@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsmariamadji@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:58:17 +0100
Subject: Mrs Mariam Adji
Dear Sir,
I am Mrs Mariam Adji from Sierra-Leone, the Wife of Dr.Johnson adji.Former Personal Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and
Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country Sierra-Leone.
Unfortunately some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my husband and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday Sankoh during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the village of Izumba, where the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my husband and some of his colleagues who where on their way to the diamond mining zone.
Following the peace pact that was introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back i decieded to leave the country with my only son David to Dakar-Senegal where am staying now for safety, My late husband made a deposit of $15 Million dollars in a finacially firm in Europe on our behalf, and we are looking for a trust and a God fearing partner who can help us to secure this deposit to his or her position pending our arriaval to meet with him or her.
I contact you based on trust and your vast knowledge in the business field when i got your contact from the internet.I want you to assist me so that i can transfer this money to your account for safe keeping pending our arrival to your country, to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice. You will act
as my international business representative and also my family business associate,so that i can transfer this money to your account for safe keeping.
I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through email address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through.
However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in view of the families interest and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hesitate to tell me or you can provide another address where i will be contacting you. A good percentage awaits you for your assistance.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Mariam Adji
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